So I think we're all pretty confident that Kevin Durant is indeed going to be the indisputable number one fantasy player this year. But now we're talking a whole different ballgame!
So let's put this new conversation up for discussion: Should KD also be the consensus preseason pick for MVP? Or do you think that most of these GMs are just spitting back the sour grapes LeBron stuffed down their throats this summer?
Personally, I think the GMs are right. LeBron simply won't be as "valuable" to the Heat as he ever was to Cleveland. Miami would be a very, very good team with D-Wade (provided he's healthy), Bosh, and the rest of the supporting cast they've assembled. And while LeBron certainly takes the team to another level, they would be in decent shape without him.
Think about the Thunder without Durant. As much as I love Westbrook, Jeff Green and James Harden, a KD-less OKC isn't winning more than 25 games. In the coming years, he will lead the Thunder into the elite tier of title contenders, and this season stands to serve as the moment when that process really picks up steam.
This blog is certainly no stranger to drinking the Kevin Durant juice (get your mind out of the gutter), and while I don't want to stoke the flames of unrealistic expectations, this outpouring of GM love doesn't hurt the idea that in 2010-2011, we're all going to Witness a change in the MVP landscape.
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